Nitrocast

No phone app

5.6No. 8 of 9
in Dreamcast Emulators
  • Recognised40% of the score20
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score80
  • Free plan14% of the score30
Free plan
No
Runs on
Linux

Summary

Nitrocast is ranked #8 of 9 in Dreamcast emulators on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux.

Compared on Dreamcast emulators

Free plan
Yesgitlab.com
Supported platforms
Linuxgitlab.com
Graphics backends
openglgitlab.com

Facts

Purpose
Nitrocast is a Dreamcast emulator designed primarily to aid homebrew development.gitlab.com · 4 Oct 2026
Origin
The project began as a fork of lxdream and later became its own project.gitlab.com · 4 Oct 2026
Interface
Nitrocast uses GTK3 and has a refreshed user interface.gitlab.com · 4 Oct 2026
Build system
The project uses the Meson build system.gitlab.com · 4 Oct 2026
Video drivers
Only OpenGL and GTK video drivers remain in Nitrocast.gitlab.com · 4 Oct 2026
Developer tools
Developer quality-of-life features include mounting folders at /pc and exiting with .elf return codes.gitlab.com · 4 Oct 2026
Emulation accuracy
The README describes SH4 emulation as very accurate and PVR emulation as lacking.gitlab.com · 4 Oct 2026
Build instructions
The README gives instructions to clone the GitLab repository, configure with Meson, compile, and run the nitrocast executable.gitlab.com · 4 Oct 2026
RAM option
The runtime flag --ram-size accepts 16 or 32 and can emulate the Dreamcast 32MB RAM modification.gitlab.com · 4 Oct 2026
Intended users
The project description identifies homebrew developers as its intended audience.gitlab.com · 4 Oct 2026
Pricing and services
The opened project pages provide no Nitrocast pricing, subscription plans, integrations, support terms, or security and compliance claims.gitlab.com · 4 Oct 2026
Project creation
The GitLab page says the project was created on April 26, 2019.gitlab.com · 4 Oct 2026

Company

Founded
2019gitlab.com · 28 Sept 2026

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